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Windows 3.0 was the 3rd major release of Microsoft Windows, and came out on May 22, 1990. It was the first widely successful version of Windows (see history of Microsoft Windows), enabling Microsoft to compete with Apple Macintosh and the Commodore Amiga on the GUI front.
Features
Windows 3.0 succeeded Windows 2.1x and included a significantly revamped user interface as well as technical improvements to make better use of the memory management capabilities of Intel's 80286 and 80386 processors. Text-mode programs written for MS-DOS could be run within a window (a feature previously available in a more limited form with Windows/386 2.1), making the system usable as a crude multitasking base for legacy programs. However, this was of limited use for the home market, where most games and entertainment programs continued to require raw DOS access.
The MS-DOS Executive file manager/program launcher was replaced with an icon-based Program Manager and a list-based File Manager, thereby simplifying the launching of applications. The MS-DOS Executive was still included as an alternative user interface program. The Control Panel, previously available as a standard-looking applet, had been re-modeled after the one in Mac OS. It centralized system settings, including limited control over the color scheme of the interface. A number of simple applications were included, such as the text editor Notepad and the word processor Write (both inherited from earlier versions of Windows), a macro recorder (new; later dropped), and a calculator (also inherited). The earlier Reversi game was complemented with a card game named Solitaire.
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Mary Jo Foley Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:06:07 -0000
When Adobe, Google and Yahoo announced earlier this week that content stored in its Flash file format would be more easily indexable by Google's and Yahoo's search engines, Microsoft was nowhere to be found. It took a while, but I got Microsoft to explain how/why Silverlight already is indexable....
Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses
Mary Jo Foley Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:30:10 -0000
After pulling its "Sandcastle" documentation compiler from its CodePlex repository site for failure to comply with Open Source Initiative terms and conditions, Microsoft is ready to try releasing "Sandcastle" again under one of its OSI-approved licenses.
New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-July
Mary Jo Foley Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:04:16 -0000
Microsoft has given its new Office-based software-plus-service bundle a new name -- "Equipt" -- and a due date (mid-July), company officials said on July 2.
Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language search
Mary Jo Foley Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:59:14 -0000
The rumors accumulating over the past few months were true: Microsoft has purchased natural-language search vendor Powerset for an undisclosed amount.
New Microsoft program to make volume licenses ‘evergreen’
Mary Jo Foley Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:03:03 -0000
Microsoft took the wraps off a new licensing program -- Select Plus -- which company officials said is aimed at simplifying software and services purchases by large and mid-size businesses.
Goodbye, XP. Hello, Midori
Mary Jo Foley Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:53:15 -0000
June 30 is the day that Microsoft begins phasing out Windows XP by no longer providing copies of the operating system to PC makers and retailers for preloading on new machines. It's also a good day (thanks to a recent New York Times opinion piece) to start looking ahead to what comes next -- after Windows.
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